Executive Summary

Discount RetailingContentsFUTURE TRENDS.........................................................................................................................91Customer Loyalty.........................................................................................................................91Maintaining the Discount Appeal............................................................................................92Competitor Expansion into Discount Retailing......................................................................9210. Company Profiles 93ALDI STORES LTD.......................................................................................................................94COSTCO WHOLESALE UK LTD...............................................................................................96ICELAND FOODS LTD................................................................................................................98LIDL LTD......................................................................................................................................100MAKRO SELF SERVICE WHOLESALERS LTD.....................................................................102MATALAN RETAIL LTD...........................................................................................................104THE PEACOCK GROUP PLC...................................................................................................106POUNDLAND LTD....................................................................................................................108POUNDSTRETCHER LTD.........................................................................................................110PRIMARK STORES LTD............................................................................................................112TJX UK.........................................................................................................................................11411. Further Sources 116Associations...............................................................................................................................116Publications...............................................................................................................................116General Sources.......................................................................................................................117Government Publications ....................................................................................................117Other Sources...........................................................................................................................118Key Note Sources ....................................................................................................................119Understanding TGI Data 121Number, Profile, Penetration..............................................................................................121Social Grade...............................................................................................................................122Standard Region......................................................................................................................122Key Note Research 123The Key Note Range of Reports 124© Key Note Ltd 2011